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===Band===
===Band===
*Conductor and Piano: Claude (Mego) Lemay
*Conductor and Piano: Claude (Mego) Lemay
*Violin: Jean-Sebastien Carré
*Violin: [[Jean-Sebastien Carré]]
*Guitars: André Coutu
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*Percussion: Paul Picard
*Percussion: Paul Picard

Revision as of 19:28, 9 September 2010

A New Day...
Tour by Céline Dion
File:LiveInLasVegas.jpg
Dion performing "To Love You More" during her final show
Start dateMarch 25, 2003
End dateDecember 15, 2007
Legs1
No. of shows723 in North America
Céline Dion concert chronology

A New Day... was a Las Vegas residency show performed by Céline Dion at the 4000-seat Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.[1] It was created and directed by Franco Dragone (known for his work with Cirque du Soleil) and premiered on March 25, 2003. 90-minute event, A New Day... introduced a new form of theatrical entertainment, a fusion of song, performance art, innovative stage craft and state-of-the-art technology. Dion was originally contracted for three years, however, due to its immediate success, the show continued for an additional two years. A New Day... ended on December 15, 2007, after a 5 year run of more than 700 shows and 3 million spectators. It reached one of the highest concert grosses in music history, grossing over $400,000,000 in its entire run.[2]

Dion will return to Las Vegas on March 15, 2011 to perform her new show.

About the show

The original inspiration for the show occurred when Dion and her husband René Angélil visited Las Vegas in 2000, at a time when she was taking a break to start a family, and they watched a performance of O by Cirque du Soleil at the Bellagio. Dion was so moved and impressed by O that she insisted on going backstage afterwards to get to know the performers. Franco Dragone in turn heard about Dion's favorable reception of his work, and several weeks later, wrote a letter to them to put forth the idea of an artistic collaboration. Angelil called Dragone, they arranged an in-person meeting, and A New Day... was the result.

Dion initially intended for the show to be named Muse, but the band of the same name owned worldwide performing rights. Dion offered $50,000 for the rights, but the band declined, with lead singer Matthew Bellamy explaining that he didn't want people to think they were Céline Dion's backup act.[3]

The Colosseum venue was built using fast-track construction processes in only about 140 days. The stage was designed to slope upward at 5.7 degrees away from the audience, to provide the best acoustics possible in a circular theatre. The other purpose of the sloped stage was to show lighting details, designs, and textures of the stage for Dion's show. This proved extremely hard on the dancers' bodies, and a few were forced to leave the show early as a result of their injuries.

The original plan for the stage backdrop/scenery was to simply use a giant video projector, but when the lighting designer, Yves Aucoin, pointed out that this would create unacceptable shadows when dancers ran in front of it, Angelil went back to Phil Anschutz, whose AEG Live was underwriting the production, and persuaded him to contribute an extra $10 million for the construction of the largest indoor LED screen in North America. The LED Screen was produced by Mitsubishi Diamond Vision LED Screens. This was a HDTV LED Screen Installation with a 8mm Display "Dot Pitch". The screen consisted of many separate LED panels put together. [4]

Set list

  1. "A New Day Has Come"
  2. "The Power of Love"
  3. Medley:
    1. "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
    2. "Because You Loved Me"
    3. "To Love You More"
  4. "I'm Alive"
  5. "I Drove All Night"
  6. "Seduces Me"
  7. "If I Could"
  8. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"
  9. "I Surrender"
  10. "Ammore Annascunnuto"
  11. "All the Way" (duet with Frank Sinatra)
  12. "I've Got the World on a String"
  13. "I Wish"
  14. "Love Can Move Mountains"
  15. "River Deep, Mountain High"
  16. "My Heart Will Go On"

Additional notes

Box office score data

Billboard boxscores[5][6]
Date Gross Attend / Capacity Shows / Sellouts Sellouts (%)
2003
25/03 - 10/08 $38,821,000 285,965 / 285,965 70 / 70 100%
13/08 - 17/08 $2,788,263 20,559 / 20,559 5 / 5 100%
20/08 - 24/08 $2,789,769 20,564 / 20,564 5 / 5 100%
27/08 - 31/08 $2,751,709 20,306 / 20,306 5 / 5 100%
03/09 - 07/09 $2,797,916 20,552 / 20,552 5 / 5 100%
10/09 - 14/09 $2,793,702 20,541 / 20,541 5 / 5 100%
17/09 - 21/09 $2,796,690 20,570 / 20,570 5 / 5 100%
24/09 - 28/09 $2,788,549 20,487 / 20,487 5 / 5 100%
02/10 - 05/10 $2,242,614 16,436 / 16,436 4 / 4 100%
22/10 - 26/10 $2,768,628 20,403 / 20,403 5 / 5 100%
29/10 - 02/11 $2,217,495 16,379 / 16,379 4 / 4 100%
05/11 - 09/11 $2,790,197 20,564 / 20,564 5 / 5 100%
12/11 - 16/11 $2,790,299 20,583 / 20,583 5 / 5 100%
19/11 - 23/11 $2,794,303 20,519 / 20,519 5 / 5 100%
26/11 - 30/11 $2,789,271 20,564 / 20,564 5 / 5 100%
10/12 - 14/12 $2,757,746 19,928 / 19,928 5 / 5 100%
2004
30/12 - 03/01 $2,835,743 20,579 / 20,579 5 / 5 100%
07/01 - 11/01 $2,591,199 18,520 / 18,520 5 / 5 100%
14/01 - 18/01 $2,745,795 19,829 / 19,829 5 / 5 100%
21/01 - 25/01 $2,824,797 20,444 / 20,444 5 / 5 100%
28/01 - 29/01 $1,098,000 7,988 / 7,988 2 / 2 100%
06/02 - 08/02 $1,703,724 12,344 / 12,344 3 / 3 100%
03/03 - 07/03 $2,837,325 20,546 / 20,546 5 / 5 100%
10/03 - 14/03 $2,842,461 20,518 / 20,518 5 / 5 100%
17/03 - 21/03 $2,817,354 20,459 / 20,459 5 / 5 100%
11/04 Benefit concert for Opportunity Village Benefit concert for Opportunity Village 1 / 1 100%
14/04 - 18/04 $2,836,146 20,556 / 20,556 5 / 5 100%
21/04 - 25/04 $2,832,118 20,532 / 20,532 5 / 5 100%
28/04 - 02/05 $2,811,213 20,451 / 20,451 5 / 5 100%
05/05 - 09/05 $2,662,550 19,474 / 19,474 5 / 5 100%
26/05 - 30/05 $2,617,132 19,151 / 19,151 5 / 5 100%
16/06 - 20/06 $2,750,465 20,151 / 20,151 5 / 5 100%
23/06 - 27/06 $2,653,447 19,629 / 19,629 5 / 5 100%
30/06 - 04/07 $2,578,615 19,358 / 20,500 5 / 0 94%
07/07 - 11/07 $2,189,180 16,439 / 17,656 5 / 0 93%
14/07 - 18/07 $2,603,548 19,465 / 19,490 5 / 4 100%
25/08 - 29/08 $2,444,384 18,142 / 19,692 5 / 1 92%
01/09 - 05/09 $2,038,719 15,039 / 17,345 5 / 2 87%
08/09 - 12/09 $2,357,056 17,633 / 18,338 5 / 2 96%
23/09 - 26/09 $2,165,933 15,900 / 16,231 4 / 1 98%
29/09 - 03/10 $2,707,556 19,911 / 19,911 5 / 5 100%
06/10 - 10/10 $2,820,699 20,450 / 20,450 5 / 5 100%
03/11 - 07/11 $2,670,980 19,624 / 19,624 5 / 5 100%
10/11 - 14/11 $2,746,076 20,231 / 20,231 5 / 5 100%
17/11 - 21/11 $2,464,233 18,246 / 19,986 5 / 1 91%
24/11 - 28/11 $2,486,192 18,714 / 20,168 5 / 2 93%
01/12 - 05/12 $2,155,285 15,947 / 19,614 5 / 0 81%
08/12 - 12/12 $2,034,309 15,100 / 18,420 5 / 0 82%
2005
28/12 - 01/01 $2,831,105 20,532 / 20,532 5 / 5 100%
06/01 - 09/01 $1,822,693 12,955 / 15,204 4 / 0 85%
12/01 - 16/01 $2,523,843 18,703 / 19,837 5 / 2 94%
20/01 - 23/01 $2,037,815 15,138 / 16,436 4 / 2 92%
26/01 - 30/01 $2,590,080 19,065 / 20,740 5 / 1 92%
03/02 - 06/02 $2,094,436 15,454 / 16,592 4 / 1 93%
03/03 - 06/03 $2,246,511 16,367 / 16,367 4 / 4 100%
09/03 - 13/03 $2,645,147 19,215 / 19,215 5 / 5 100%
16/03 - 20/03 $2,745,778 19,851 / 19,851 5 / 5 100%
23/03 - 27/03 $2,827,489 20,491 / 20,491 5 / 5 100%
20/04 - 24/04 $2,698,333 19,688 / 19,688 5 / 5 100%
28/04 - 01/05 $2,208,206 16,336 / 16,336 4 / 4 100%
04/05 - 08/05 $2,716,392 19,777 / 19,777 5 / 5 100%
18/05 - 22/05 $2,801,332 20,381 / 20,381 5 / 5 100%
26/05 - 29/05 $2,190,018 16,096 / 16,096 4 / 4 100%
01/06 - 05/06 $2,528,743 18,445 / 19,422 5 / 2 95%
15/06 - 19/06 $2,542,461 18,832 / 20,692 5 / 1 91%
22/06 - 26/06 $2,474,845 18,312 / 19,828 5 / 2 92%
30/06 - 03/07 $2,017,322 14,956 / 15,640 4 / 2 96%
06/07 - 10/07 $2,285,145 17,156 / 18,929 5 / 1 91%
14/07 - 17/07 $2,071,341 15,470 / 15,825 4 / 2 98%
20/07 - 24/07 $2,710,412 20,156 / 20,479 5 / 4 98%
24/08 - 28/08 $2,523,781 18,846 / 20,334 5 / 2 93%
01/09 - 04/09 $1,961,143 14,488 / 16,592 4 / 0 87%
07/09 - 11/09 $2,366,862 17,692 / 20,678 5 / 1 86%
21/09 - 25/09 $2,631,211 19,569 / 20,599 5 / 1 95%
28/09 - 02/10 $2,690,500 19,939 / 20,200 5 / 3 99%
26/10 - 30/10 $2,649,396 19,366 / 20,182 5 / 3 96%
02/11 - 06/11 $2,624,766 19,184 / 20,740 5 / 1 92%
09/11 - 13/11 $2,791,907 20,353 / 20,353 5 / 5 100%
23/11 - 27/11 $2,673,651 19,791 / 20,492 5 / 4 97%
30/11 - 04/12 $2,049,691 15,271 / 16,438 4 / 2 93%
28/12 - 01/01 $2,826,144 20,520 / 20,520 5 / 5 100%
2006
05/01 - 08/01 $2,194,085 15,509 / 16,592 4 / 1 93%
11/01 - 15/01 $1,996,584 19,027 / 20,740 5 / 1 92%
19/01 - 22/01 $2,036,653 15,115 / 16,592 4 / 1 91%
25/01 - 29/01 $2,685,555 19,774 / 20,740 5 / 3 95%
23/02 - 26/02 $2,247,948 16,329 16,329 4 / 4 100%
01/03 - 05/03 $2,551,751 18,736 / 20,740 5 / 2 90%
08/03 - 12/03 $2,573,899 18,723 / 20,740 5 / 2 90%
16/03 - 19/03 $2,084,267 15,138 / 16,592 4 / 1 91%
22/03 - 26/03 $2,713,642 19,812 / 20,740 5 / 4 95%
12/04 - 14/04 $1,685,279 12,279 / 12,279 3 / 3 100%
26/04 - 30/04 $2,574,296 18,830 / 20,740 5 / 2 91%
03/05 - 07/05 $2,915,056 19,281 / 20,740 5 / 2 93%
17/05 - 21/05 $2,701,584 19,760 / 20,580 5 / 3 96%
25/05 - 28/05 $2,100,954 15,559 / 16,592 4 / 2 94%
31/05 - 04/06 $2,588,717 18,803 / 20,740 5 / 2 91%
07/06 - 11/06 $2,520,208 18,573 / 20,740 5 / 2 89%
22/06 - 25/06 $2,144,766 15,846 / 16,592 4 / 2 95%
28/06 - 02/07 $2,540,328 18,737 / 20,740 5 / 1 90%
05/07 - 09/07 $2,563,488 19,011 / 20,740 5 / 2 92%
10/08 - 13/08 $2,153,029 16,202 / 16,592 4 / 3 98%
16/08 - 20/08 $2,542,741 19,001 / 20,740 5 / 2 92%
23/08 - 27/08 $2,532,336 18,865 / 20,740 5 / 2 91%
31/08 - 03/09 $2,000,533 15,152 / 16,592 4 / 2 91%
06/09 - 10/09 $2,541,386 19,016 / 20,740 5 / 1 92%
20/09 - 24/09 $2,706,550 20,156 / 20,740 5 / 3 97%
28/09 - 01/10 $2,208,297 16,339 / 16,592 4 / 3 98%
04/10 - 08/10 $2,810,242 20,499 / 20,740 5 / 4 99%
26/10 - 29/10 $2,221,851 16,320 / 16,320 4 / 4 100%
01/11 - 05/11 $2,696,628 19,364 / 20,740 5 / 3 93%
08/11 - 12/11 $2,797,451 20,409 / 20,740 5 / 4 98%
22/11 - 26/11 $2,758,242 20,234 / 20,740 5 / 4 98%
28/12 - 31/12 $2,261,870 16,404 / 16,592 4 / 3 99%
2007
03/01 - 07/01 $2,744,598 19,596 / 20,740 5 / 2 94%
11/01 - 14/01 $2,265,230 16,151 / 16,592 4 / 2 97%
17/01 - 21/01 $2,629,046 19,543 / 20,740 5 / 3 94%
24/01 - 28/01 $2,547,908 18,721 / 20,740 5 / 2 90%
28/02 - 04/03 $2,844,928 20,733 / 20,733 5 / 5 100%
08/03 - 11/03 $2,217,115 16,273 / 16,592 4 / 3 98%
17/03 - 18/03 $1,146,537 8,296 / 8,296 2 / 2 100%
12/04 - 15/04 $2,251,246 16,359 / 16,359 4 / 4 100%
18/04 - 22/04 $2,856,473 20,690 / 20,690 5 / 5 100%
26/04 - 29/04 $2,293,960 16,592 / 16,592 4 / 4 100%
02/05 - 06/05 $2,850,497 20,631 / 20,631 5 / 5 100%
16/05 - 20/05 $2,861,782 20,713 / 20,713 5 / 5 100%
24/05 - 27/05 $2,293,021 16,592 / 16,592 4 / 4 100%
30/05 - 03/06 $2,787,637 20,330 / 20,740 5 / 3 98%
13/06 - 17/06 $2,852,913 20,647 / 20,740 5 / 4 99%
21/06 - 24/06 $2,294,297 16,592 / 16,592 4 / 4 100%
27/06 - 01/07 $2,866,956 20,740 / 20,740 5 / 5 100%
16/08 - 19/08 $2,294,524 16,592 / 16,592 4 / 4 100%
22/08 - 26/08 $2,863,760 20,711 / 20,711 5 / 5 100%
29/08 - 02/09 $2,785,356 20,740 / 20,740 5 / 5 100%
05/09 - 09/09 $2,867,617 20,740 / 20,740 5 / 5 100%
20/09 - 23/09 $2,756,658 16,592 / 16,592 4 / 4 100%
26/09 - 30/09 $2,867,979 20,740 / 20,740 5 / 5 100%
10/10 - 14/10 $2,876,278 20,740 / 20,740 5 / 5 100%
29/11 - 02/12 $2,760,848 16,592 / 16,592 4 / 4 100%
05/12 - 09/12 $3,457,546 20,740 / 20,740 5 / 5 100%
12/12 - 15/12 $2,755,100 16,562 / 16,562 4 / 4 100%
Summary $384,796,896 2,790,104 / 2,876,368 717 / 523 97%

Broadcasts and recordings

Main articles: A New Day... Live in Las Vegas and Live in Las Vegas: A New Day...

The originally scheduled DVD release date was postponed because of changes and improvements made to the show since the initial filming. Instead, a live CD was released in June 2004.[7]A New Day... was re-shot in high-definition during the January 17-21, 2007 week and released on DVD on December 7, 2007 and on Blu-ray Disc on February 5, 2008.[8] The two disc set, which contains more than 5 hours of never-before seen footage, including the concert and three exclusive documentaries: Because You Loved Me (A Tribute to the Fans), A New Day: All Access and A New Day: the Secrets, became very successful on the music DVD charts around the world.[9]

Personnel

  • Director: Franco Dragone
  • Associate Director: Pavel Brun
  • Musical Director: Claude (Mego) Lemay
  • Set Designer and Image Creator: Michel Crête
  • Lighting Designer: Yves (Lapin) Aucoin
  • Sound Designer: Denis Savage
  • Projection Content Designer: Dirk Decloedt
  • Costume Design: Annie Horth, Dominique Lemieux, Seble Maaza, Richard Ruiz
  • Choreographer: Mia Michaels
  • White Character: Elijah Brown

Band

  • Conductor and Piano: Claude (Mego) Lemay
  • Violin: Jean-Sebastien Carré
  • Guitars: André Coutu
  • Percussion: Paul Picard
  • Keyboards: Yves Frulla
  • Bass: Marc Langis
  • Drums: Dominique Messier
  • Celli: Julie McInnes, Élise Duguay
  • Background Vocals: Élise Duguay, Mary-Lou Gauthier, Barnev Valsaint

Awards

Year Award show Award
2005 6th Annual Visitors' Choice Awards Favorite Headliner in Las Vegas
2005 24th Annual Las Vegas Review Journal's "Best of Las Vegas" Awards Best Headliner in Las Vegas
2006 7th Annual Visitors' Choice Awards Favorite Headliner in Las Vegas
2006 25th Annual Las Vegas Review Journal's "Best of Las Vegas" Awards Best Headliner in Las Vegas
2006 MovieEntertainment Awards Entertainer of the Year in the category of Entertainment Industry's Most Influential Canadian
2007 26th Annual Las Vegas Review Journal's "Best of Las Vegas" Awards Best Singer
2007 26th Annual Las Vegas Review Journal's "Best of Las Vegas" Awards Best All-Around Performer
2007 26th Annual Las Vegas Review Journal's "Best of Las Vegas" Awards Best Show Choreography
2007 Nevada Commission on Tourism Entertainer of the New Millennium

References

  1. ^ "A New Day... Final Countdown!". Dion's Official Website. Retrieved 2007-02-09..
  2. ^ "Celine Dion and A New Day... Cast to Make Final Curtain Call Tonight". Reuters. December 15, 2007.
  3. ^ "Band muses on Dion name victory". BBC News. 2002-10-18. Retrieved 2002-10-18.
  4. ^ Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ On The Road: Boxscore Includes Dion's Vegas Gig
  7. ^ "A New Day... Live In Las Vegas". Dion's Official Website. Retrieved 2004-06-14.
  8. ^ "A New Day... DVD Filming". Dion's Official Website. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
  9. ^ "A New Day... DVD Info!". Dion's Official Website. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
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